Photo Journal: Softball success

Members of Japan's softball team celebrate after winning the "2017 Japan Cup" international women's softball tournament in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2017. The top four ranked countries in the world -- Japan, the U.S., Canada and Australia -- took part in the annual competition. In the final on Aug. 27, which was held at the Jonan Baseball Stadium in this city, Japan walked off the U.S. 5-4, thereby claiming its third title. (Mainichi)